Online shopping has been a growing retail business in the Philippines. Ranked 11th worldwide with 57 million Internet users, online businesses should see plenty of opportunities. User penetration is 44.1% in 2018 and is expected to hit…

Health benefits of employees of Philippine businesses are typically covered by the government's PhilHealth program. Such services provide basic to intermediate assistance on hospitalization, medicines and other forms of health needs.…

What’s in a name and how much does a name of a business matter? A lot, when you’re talking about success, first impression and ultimately, a lasting reputation.
So when you are a newcomer and don’t have a discernible identity to introduce…

Raising duck for commercial purposes is a lucrative livestock industry in the Philippines, mainly because of its egg. A duck’s most important product, its incubated egg, popularly known as balut, is a Filipino favorite that has gained…

If you are starting to build or currently managing a travel agency, you must have felt a growing number of travel business challenges at one point or the other -- new competitors opening shop or serving the same market as you do, more…

Are you starting to manage a family business or in line to inherit an enterprise your retiring parents are currently handling?
Truly, family-run businesses can be more complicated than a conventional corporations are being run. They often…

A successful catering business will need all the necessary planning and execution to make things happen. Of course, it also requires the presence of competent manpower and complete set of tools to produce great tasting food and excellent…

While there is excitement in the Philippine chocolate industry, there are also challenges that growers and exporters have to deal with. These are problems that involve pests and diseases that impact quality and size of production.…

The growth in global demand for cocoa puts the Philippines in a great position to fill the demand gap and be a significant player in the international chocolate market. Given the climatic conditions and soil quality that suits well to…

About 10 million Filipinos work and live abroad and most of them regularly send money to families in the Philippines. In addition to this huge market for remittance business, domestic transactions such as stay-at-home retailers, parents…